Angola - Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Angola was 51.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 6.00 in 1983.

Definition: Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1983 6.00
1984 8.00
1985 8.00
1986 10.00
1987 10.00
1988 12.00
1989 18.00
1990 24.00
1991 26.00
1992 21.00
1993 30.00
1994 27.00
1995 24.00
1996 28.00
1997 41.00
1998 47.00
1999 21.00
2000 31.00
2001 42.00
2002 47.00
2003 46.00
2004 47.00
2005 47.00
2006 44.00
2007 48.00
2008 49.00
2009 50.00
2010 51.00
2011 52.00
2012 53.00
2013 54.00
2014 55.00
2015 59.00
2016 59.00
2017 56.00
2018 63.00
2019 57.00
2020 51.00

Limitations and Exceptions: In many developing countries a lack of precise information on the size of the cohort of one-year-old children makes immunization coverage difficult to estimate from program statistics.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Governments in developing countries usually finance immunization against measles and diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (DTP) as part of the basic public health package. The data shown here are based on an assessment of national immunization coverage rates by the WHO and UNICEF. The assessment considered both administrative data from service providers and household survey data on children's immunization histories. Based on the data available, consideration of potential biases, and contributions of local experts, the most likely true level of immunization coverage was determined for each year.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention